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america is a better america because of the march on washington. and we are a better people. (applause) you now have a graphic novel called "march, book 1." and this is a graphic novel of your life, how you were inspired to join the civil rights movement and this is the march across the edmund pettis bridgton road to selma. and this was for voting rights, wasn't it? >> it was, people in selma, like so many other parts of the south, could not register to vote because of the color of their skin. in selma people had to stand in what we called unmovable lines. you could only attempt to register to vote on the first and third monday of each month. >> stephen: the first and third monday. >> right. you had to pass a so-called literacy test, pay a poll tax. on one occasion a man was asked the number of bubbles in a bar of soap. on another occasion a man was asked to count the jelly beans in a jar. >> stephen: how many bubbles are there in a bar of soap? >> well, i don't know. >> stephen: should you be allowed to vote then? i guess obviously -- each state gets to set their own standar
america is a better america because of the march on washington. and we are a better people. (applause) you now have a graphic novel called "march, book 1." and this is a graphic novel of your life, how you were inspired to join the civil rights movement and this is the march across the edmund pettis bridgton road to selma. and this was for voting rights, wasn't it? >> it was, people in selma, like so many other parts of the south, could not register to vote because of the color...
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that's how much america has changed. think about it, america. where there was no del walters because i was the first african-american on the airwaves in my hometown of wheeling, west virginia, that was the result of martin luther king's dream. >> basically, del, they paved the way for you, and you paved the way for me. that's just fact. thank you very much. firefighters worked to control western wildfires. this is fire spread to an american landmark and threatening a major city's of electricity. and in syria pushing for an investigation of alleged chemical weapons use. [[voiceover]] no doubt about it, innovation changes our lives. opening doors ... opening possibilities. taking the impossible from lab ... to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. my name is jonathan betz. i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole defor
that's how much america has changed. think about it, america. where there was no del walters because i was the first african-american on the airwaves in my hometown of wheeling, west virginia, that was the result of martin luther king's dream. >> basically, del, they paved the way for you, and you paved the way for me. that's just fact. thank you very much. firefighters worked to control western wildfires. this is fire spread to an american landmark and threatening a major city's of...
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al jazeera america, there's more to it. >>a. >> >> that's the headlines "consider this" is up next on al jazeera. ♪ ♪ >>> let's recap our stop stories the white house plans to brief congressional leaders on the situation in syria tonight. that will take place as the five permanent members of the security council will meet. >>> the nfl is agreed to a proposed $756 million settlement with thousands of former players. the players claim they failed to warn them of the consequences of concussion injuries. >>> and thousands of fast-food workers across the country are spiking demanding more money. >>> civil rights leaders continue to inspire and also spark controversy. news organizations, individuals, and even the government are on notice about using clips of the speech without paying for them. david shuster reports. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up -- >> reporter: it is one of the most famous speeches in u.s. history. >> we hold these truths to be self-evident. >> reporter: a defining moment in the stru
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america had in itself. he had a dream. he had a dwreem not in the frnt tense. he said i have a dream that one day my four children will-- future tense--" will be judged by the content of their character and nothe color of their skin." >> he was an extraordinary-- i assume most of the people on this program know that the speech which was so celebrated that he gave was not the speech he intended to give. the speech he actually gave came about as a result of mehallia jackson. as he was reading from the prepared text of the speech. he somewhere during-- i don't know maybe the 25th paragraph of the speeches she had win. she show thed to him,"tell them with the dream, martib. tell them about the dream." aise said, i was stand, behind him-- this is all happening in real time. so he takes the prepared text, grabs the lectern, looks out on those almost 300,000 people, and this is all happening in real time, and i tirnd to the person who was next to me, and i said to them-- just spontaneously-- i said, "these people
america had in itself. he had a dream. he had a dwreem not in the frnt tense. he said i have a dream that one day my four children will-- future tense--" will be judged by the content of their character and nothe color of their skin." >> he was an extraordinary-- i assume most of the people on this program know that the speech which was so celebrated that he gave was not the speech he intended to give. the speech he actually gave came about as a result of mehallia jackson. as he...
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and we thank them for reminding us that america is always becoming, always on a journey. we all, every single citizen among us, have to run our lap. >> reporter: a third former president-- george w. bush-- was unable to attend today, as he recovers from a recent heart procedure. instead, he issued a statement saying: the moment that dr. king delivered his famous address-- with the appeal to "let freedom ring"-- was marked by a bell- ringing ceremony. that set the stage for the first african american president, who said the struggle for economic opportunity remains the nation's great unfinished business, but he voiced hope. there's a reason why so many who marched that day, and in the days to come, were young-- for the young are unconstrained by habits of fear, by the conventions of what is. they dared to dream differently, to imagine something better. and i am convinced that same imagination, the same hunger of purpose, stirs in this generation. we may not face the same dangers of 1963, but the fierce urgency of now remains. we may never duplicate the swelling crowds and
and we thank them for reminding us that america is always becoming, always on a journey. we all, every single citizen among us, have to run our lap. >> reporter: a third former president-- george w. bush-- was unable to attend today, as he recovers from a recent heart procedure. instead, he issued a statement saying: the moment that dr. king delivered his famous address-- with the appeal to "let freedom ring"-- was marked by a bell- ringing ceremony. that set the stage for the...
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america loves him now and america celebrates the march now. but in the run-up to the march, americans were very skittish. most knew the march was going to take place and thought it was a mistake. beyond the south, even kennedy asked them don't march, don't do this. he said we want legislation on capitol hill, not a big show on the streets. and it was a. phillip randolph who said the negroes are already in the streets. it's interesting if we look at a drew hanson work he did on this in his book. if we look at what happens after '63, between '63 and '68, the dream speech is barely mentioned. it's barely mentioned. it's only after king's assassination that america thinks how can we remember this man? >> well, it wasn't even mentioned in the "washington post" the day after the speech here in washington. there's also the rewrite of some in the tradition of the right wing. they say the civil rights revolution was in a crucial sense conservative. and then they criticized the decrepitude of the civil rights movement. how the civil rights movement of '
america loves him now and america celebrates the march now. but in the run-up to the march, americans were very skittish. most knew the march was going to take place and thought it was a mistake. beyond the south, even kennedy asked them don't march, don't do this. he said we want legislation on capitol hill, not a big show on the streets. and it was a. phillip randolph who said the negroes are already in the streets. it's interesting if we look at a drew hanson work he did on this in his book....
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and because they kept marching, america changed. because they marched the civil rights law was passed. because they marched a voting rights law was signed. because they marched, doors of opportunity and education swelled open so their sons and daughters could finally imagine a life for themselves beyond washing somebody else's laundry or shining somebody else's shoes. because they marched, the city councils changed and state legislatures changed, and changed and yes, eventually the white house changed. because they marched america became more free and more fair, not just for african-americans but for women and latinos. asians and native americans. for catholic, jews and muslims. for gays. for americans with disabilities. america changed for you and for me. and the entire world drew strength from that example. whether the young people who watched from the other side of an iron curtain and would eventually tear down that wall or the young people inside south africa who eventually end the scourge of apartheid. [ applause ] those are th
and because they kept marching, america changed. because they marched the civil rights law was passed. because they marched a voting rights law was signed. because they marched, doors of opportunity and education swelled open so their sons and daughters could finally imagine a life for themselves beyond washing somebody else's laundry or shining somebody else's shoes. because they marched, the city councils changed and state legislatures changed, and changed and yes, eventually the white house...
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works this is bbc world news america. funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman of vermont, new york, and honolulu. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry, capital forevelop key decisions. we operate in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you. >> now bbc world news america. fax britain will wait for you in un inspectors -- acting oning syria. they have sentenced the army psychologist to death for killing 13 people during a rampage in texas. 50 years after martin luther historicvered his speech, president obama stands on the same spot for the commemoration. >> no one can match his
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on a hot summer day we got nine young students age 12 to 16 years old to talk about a way of life in america that they've never known. a time when hundreds of thousands marched on washington for jobs and freedom. and martin luther king jr. rallied the nation to change peacefully. >> we must forever conduct our struggle on the high plain of dignity and discipline. we must not allow our creative protests to degenerate into physical violence. >> reporter: 50 years later, dr. king's "i have a dream" speech resonates with these kids, and it forms the bulk of what they know about him. even though none of them has heard the whole speech or studied his life in depth, they still have strong opinions about the man and his legacy. on restraint. >> he was a nonviolent leader. and that took a lot out of him to be physically hit and touched and not to react in a way. and i don't think i would be able to do that. >> i would want to know how he could take all that punishment and all the anger people took out on him and how he could keep going. >> reporter: and why dr. king is important. >> i never experienc
on a hot summer day we got nine young students age 12 to 16 years old to talk about a way of life in america that they've never known. a time when hundreds of thousands marched on washington for jobs and freedom. and martin luther king jr. rallied the nation to change peacefully. >> we must forever conduct our struggle on the high plain of dignity and discipline. we must not allow our creative protests to degenerate into physical violence. >> reporter: 50 years later, dr. king's...
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. >> to think we can change things immediately because we are america, that's not necessarily the case. these are internal struggles and the party insiders in the country are going to have to sort it out amongst themselves. >> i hope the president, as soon as we get back to washington, will ask for authorization from congress to do something at a very surgical and proportional way. something that gets their attention and causes them to understand that we are not going to put up with this kind of activity. >> ayman moi yelledin is covering this from cairo. what is the reaction there in cairo? >> reporter: certainly a lot of arab diplomats are expecting some type of international response what they have described as a chem wall weapons attack. there is no hiding the fact that some of the countries in the region including saudi arabia and qatar and united arab emirates are pushing for more international intervention of different types of sorts. not necessarily militarily but without a doubt more pressure on the syrian government to try to get them to change course and for the removal of p
. >> to think we can change things immediately because we are america, that's not necessarily the case. these are internal struggles and the party insiders in the country are going to have to sort it out amongst themselves. >> i hope the president, as soon as we get back to washington, will ask for authorization from congress to do something at a very surgical and proportional way. something that gets their attention and causes them to understand that we are not going to put up with...
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america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours. would probably be very good at that also. that is it for al-jazeera america. >>> and welcome back. late summer heat wave has prompted many schools across the events. heat stroke is a leading cause of death among athletes, and it is a particular concern for high school football players and their parents at this time of year. one high school in georgia set up new rules after a devastating loss for their team. >> reporter: it's at the edge of locust grove high school football field just out of atlanta, where glen jones has the best view. his son was forrest jones, number 7
america. >> al-jazeera social america community online. >> this is your outlet for those conversations >> post, upload and interact. >> every night, share undiscovered stories. >> the stream, tomorrow night, [[voiceover]] every day, events sweep across our country. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with...
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. >> the day that changed america forever. the march on washington. august 28th, 1963. ♪ >> people of all races, regular people from all walks of life, marching against injustice, marching to change history. >> we are the moral revolution. >> how long? we want our freedom and we want it now. >> a call to ask and a call for peace. a word that inspired a people, a nation and the entire world. >> free at least, free at least. thank god almighty we are free at least. >> tonight a special hour-hour toll particulars nation. the march on washington. the dream continues. >>> good evening. i'm al sharpton live from the lincoln memorial here on the national mall. first years ago hundreds of thousands of people stood where i am right now watching history. millions more watching at home, seeing the leaders of the civil rights movement. call for justice and equality. i talked to him from the exact spot where he can spoke 50 years ago. and we'll hear some of the young people who traveled hundreds of miles to help change the course of history. i'm honored to begin
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america changed for you and for me. and the entire world drew strength from that example. >> he dreamed. of an american where all citizens would sit together at the table of brotherhood, where little white boys and girls and little black boys and girls would hold hands across the color line. where his own children would be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. >> the greatest leader that my native state and perhaps my native country has ever produced. and i was not secluding presidents and even the founding fathers when i said this. >> we are standing here in the shadow of abraham lincoln, 150 years after he issued the emancipation proclamation. and only 50 years after the historic march on washington for jobs and freedom. we have come a great distance in this country. in the 50 years. but we still have a great distance to go before we fulfill the dream of martin luther king, jr. >> we are going to let freedom ring all across the nation. we're going olet freedom ring everywhere we
america changed for you and for me. and the entire world drew strength from that example. >> he dreamed. of an american where all citizens would sit together at the table of brotherhood, where little white boys and girls and little black boys and girls would hold hands across the color line. where his own children would be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. >> the greatest leader that my native state and perhaps my native country has ever...
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and if america is to be a great nation, this must become true. so let freedom ring from the o prodigious hilltops of new hampshire, let freedom ring. from the mighty mountains of new yo york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenys of pennsylvania. let freedom ring from the snow capped rockies of colorado. let freedom ring from the curvacious slopes of california. but not only that, let freedom ring from stone mountain of georgia. let freedom ring from lookout mountain of tennessee. let freedom ring from every hill and mole hill of mississippi, from every mountainside. let freedom ring. when we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of god's children, black men and white men, jus and gentiles, protestants and catholics will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old negro spiritual, free at last, free at last, great god all mighty, we are free at last. >> you've been watching dr. martin luther king's i have
and if america is to be a great nation, this must become true. so let freedom ring from the o prodigious hilltops of new hampshire, let freedom ring. from the mighty mountains of new yo york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenys of pennsylvania. let freedom ring from the snow capped rockies of colorado. let freedom ring from the curvacious slopes of california. but not only that, let freedom ring from stone mountain of georgia. let freedom ring from lookout mountain of tennessee....
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america through the lens of a photographer. we'll see you at the top of the hour. >> tonight we look to a place that so often falls out of view that even when outsiders aren't looking, life on many native american indian reservations are hard and isolated and challenged by a poverty that's hard to comprehend. and also in many places by companion scourge, which makes companionship almost impossible. alcoholism. that is what makes the result of a recent tribal referendum all the more surprising. the tribe voted to end a prohibition on alcohol sales. now it's skirting for what could be an economic windfall or an invitation to even greater level of devastation. it is harnlg to imagine a place at the same time more breathtakingly beautiful and as heartbreakingly sad as the land of the oglala lakota, the pine ridge reservation home of the bad lands and for more than a pained and bitter century what outsiders call the oglalla sioux nation. a nation of chief sitting bull who led the victory over custer at little big horn and the massac
america through the lens of a photographer. we'll see you at the top of the hour. >> tonight we look to a place that so often falls out of view that even when outsiders aren't looking, life on many native american indian reservations are hard and isolated and challenged by a poverty that's hard to comprehend. and also in many places by companion scourge, which makes companionship almost impossible. alcoholism. that is what makes the result of a recent tribal referendum all the more...
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we had people coming from all over america. and americans living abroad, they left france, they left england, they got on planes and they came to washington. there were people black and white, latinos, asian american, native american, wanted to bear witness to something. they wanted to petition the government. members of congress, the president. and it said through their numbers and through their sense of order and dignity that america would never, ever be the same. you know, president kennedy didn't like the idea of a march on washington. he said if you bring all these people to washington, there will be violence and chaos and disorder. you'll never get a civil rights bill through the congress. but when the march was all over and dr. king had delivered that magnificent "i have a dream" speech, the president welcomed us back to the white house. he stood in the door of the oval house beaming like a proud father, greeting each one of us. he shook our hands and he said you did a good job, you did a good job. and when he got to dr.
we had people coming from all over america. and americans living abroad, they left france, they left england, they got on planes and they came to washington. there were people black and white, latinos, asian american, native american, wanted to bear witness to something. they wanted to petition the government. members of congress, the president. and it said through their numbers and through their sense of order and dignity that america would never, ever be the same. you know, president kennedy...
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. >> is america about to strike? >> officials here at the pentagoning are operating as if this is in fact a done deal. >> if you were to come, you're ready to go like that. >> like that. >> with small strikes. >> four u.s. navy destroyers and two submarines. >> the crisis has outpaced the world's response. >> what we saw in syria should shock the conscience of the world. >> we are supposed to be outraged by anyone using chemical weapons. >> they're trying to come up with an objective that punishes assad. >> if the syrians had oil, we would have been in there. >> how do we reconcile not wanting to get into this war. >> these people don't want american troops and for this to become another iraq. >> smash ath face of bashir assad. >> the president continues to work with his national security team when he has made a decision and has announcement to make, he'll make it. >> we begin with mounting signs is of impending u.s. military action against syria with senior officials telling nbc news strikes could be launched as soo
. >> is america about to strike? >> officials here at the pentagoning are operating as if this is in fact a done deal. >> if you were to come, you're ready to go like that. >> like that. >> with small strikes. >> four u.s. navy destroyers and two submarines. >> the crisis has outpaced the world's response. >> what we saw in syria should shock the conscience of the world. >> we are supposed to be outraged by anyone using chemical weapons....
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and because they kept marching, america changed. because they marched, the civil rights law was passed. because they marched, a voting rights law was signed. because they marched, doors of opportunity and education swung open so their daughters and sons could finally imagine a life for themselves beyond washing somebody else's laundry or shining somebody else's shoes. because they marched, the city councils changed and state legislatures changed and congress changed and yes, eventually the white house changed. because they marched, america became more free and more fair, not just for african-americans but for women and latinos, asians and native americans, for catholics, jews, and muslims, for gays, for americans with disabilities. america changed for you and for me and the entire world drew strength from that example. whether it be young people who watched from the other side of an iron curtain and would eventually tear down that wall, or the young people inside south africa who would eventually end the discourage of apartheid -- t
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to say the america we have today is not the america we want in the future. and it's going to take all of us working together to make that dream come alive. >> lee, we have a midterm election. people already doing voter suppression, voter i.d., ending early voting. how important is protecting the vote, the right to vote, and registered voters. >> it's the number one priority. we've got to recognize that if we don't have that right to vote, if we let these voter rights advocates try to take away our right to vote, then we're going to lose in 2014. and everything that dr. king fought for and so many of our allies fought for would have been for naught. we have got to make sure that through congress and communities we make people understand the importance of what they're trying to do as far as steal our voices and voting rights away from us. that's why it's so important. we've got to go back to our communities after tomorrow we've got to educate, mobilize, organize. not only for tomorrow and the next day, but up until 2014 and beyond. >> now, dennis, we have thes
to say the america we have today is not the america we want in the future. and it's going to take all of us working together to make that dream come alive. >> lee, we have a midterm election. people already doing voter suppression, voter i.d., ending early voting. how important is protecting the vote, the right to vote, and registered voters. >> it's the number one priority. we've got to recognize that if we don't have that right to vote, if we let these voter rights advocates try...
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america changed for you and for me. >> have conservatived in america judged this man by the content of his character? >> absolutely not. conservatives in america talk about conservative politics and use the word liberal. but they don't talk about politics at all and certainly not at all about race even though most of the conservative political appeals have a hidden underpinning in race. this president's weakness is he can't talk about race very much. >> why can't he throw it back at the people who use it implicitly? >> because he's afraid that it will boomerang on him. >> will he be called a whiner? >> they'll call him out and say he's for favoritism. they'll say he's talking about reyes. a lot of conservatives misconstrued the speech and said that means we don't talk about race. therefore the goal is not to talk about race which is nonsense. to say we should get over talking about race is saying a democracy should get over having elections. that's what we do. that's how we manage our differences. that's how we form a more perfect union. when we deal with it forthrightly, we make progr
america changed for you and for me. >> have conservatived in america judged this man by the content of his character? >> absolutely not. conservatives in america talk about conservative politics and use the word liberal. but they don't talk about politics at all and certainly not at all about race even though most of the conservative political appeals have a hidden underpinning in race. this president's weakness is he can't talk about race very much. >> why can't he throw it...
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and because they kept marching, america changed. because they marched, the civil rights law was passed. because they marched, a voting rights law was signed. because they marched, doors of opportunity and education swung open so their daughters and sons could finally imagine a life for themselves beyond washing somebody else's laundry or shining somebody else's shoes. because they marched, city councils changed and state legislatures can changed and congress changed and, yes, eventually the white house changed. because they marched, america became more free and more fair. not just for african-americans but for women and latinos, asians and native americans, for catholics, jews and muslims, for gays, for americans with disabilities. america changed for you and for me and the entire world drew strength from that example. whether it be young people who watched from the other side of an iron curtain and would eventually tear down that wall, or the young people inside south africa who would eventually end the scourge of apartheid. those
and because they kept marching, america changed. because they marched, the civil rights law was passed. because they marched, a voting rights law was signed. because they marched, doors of opportunity and education swung open so their daughters and sons could finally imagine a life for themselves beyond washing somebody else's laundry or shining somebody else's shoes. because they marched, city councils changed and state legislatures can changed and congress changed and, yes, eventually the...
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america america america america ♪ america ♪ america ♪ america ♪ america ♪ america the free ♪ !merica ♪ >> >> one day after the 50th anniversary of the march on washington, and double ac president will speak at the national press club. he is expected to discuss the trayvon martin case and stand your ground laws. live coverage today at1 p.m. eastern here on c-span the u.s. chamber of commerce holds its annual labor day briefing today to discuss the group's top economic issues for businesses. we will be live from their headquarters in washington, dc starting at 10 a.m. eastern on he sees -- on c-span. of there are several types bullying that the left loves to engage in and their favorite is racial leaving. the reason for that is that the left philosophy is based almost solely and completely at this point on the idea that they stand up for victimized groups. everything they do is to stand up on behalf of some victimized minority, lacks, jews, gays, women. what that means is that we oppose their policies, by necessity necessity, the logic gays, hate blacks, jews, women and that is
america america america america ♪ america ♪ america ♪ america ♪ america ♪ america the free ♪ !merica ♪ >> >> one day after the 50th anniversary of the march on washington, and double ac president will speak at the national press club. he is expected to discuss the trayvon martin case and stand your ground laws. live coverage today at1 p.m. eastern here on c-span the u.s. chamber of commerce holds its annual labor day briefing today to discuss the group's top economic...
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so to not be there in that moment to look america in the eye and complete that leap, that forward progress for the american people, and to say that the african-american community, that we have made missteps in the last 50 years, but we stand here united with you in the journey forward in the life and times of dr. king. >> you're wonderful to say this to be honest about your party, but it wasn't just one or two people. >> no, none of them. >> the day two stories on yesterday's story on the march in washington commemoration of course noted there were no republican elected officials on the steps of the lincoln memorial yesterday. "the washington post" headlines says republicans absent from march on washington. a headline of "the wall street journal" reads at 50th anniversary of march, no gop speakers. interesting point here. for evidence of the shift over the years, let's take a look. let's take a look now at the relationship between the republican party and african-american voters. consider this example. contained neatly in two generations of the romney family. here is george romney marching
so to not be there in that moment to look america in the eye and complete that leap, that forward progress for the american people, and to say that the african-american community, that we have made missteps in the last 50 years, but we stand here united with you in the journey forward in the life and times of dr. king. >> you're wonderful to say this to be honest about your party, but it wasn't just one or two people. >> no, none of them. >> the day two stories on yesterday's...
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me fully aware of the importance of that speech and importance of education and the future of black america. as the first woman's and african-american city administrator i bow to do the best job i can possibly do for the city as i've done from as the first woman's and african-american city administrator i bow to do the best job i can possibly do for the city as i've done from the outset of my career.i will continue i will continue to draw on the inspiration and guidance from my parents and the civil rights leader in my educational leaderin our history and culture and the relentless fight against in our history and culture and the relentless fight against prejudice and intolerance, and hate. there consummate energy intelligence and courage and their unshakable persistence consummate energy intelligence and courage and their unshakable persistence unflinching sacrifice and unwavering faith.we all know the we all know the fight is not over yet.i will keep fighting when i called the three jays, jobs, justice and jubilee in my capacity as a public service. i will continue to ensure equal opportu
me fully aware of the importance of that speech and importance of education and the future of black america. as the first woman's and african-american city administrator i bow to do the best job i can possibly do for the city as i've done from as the first woman's and african-american city administrator i bow to do the best job i can possibly do for the city as i've done from the outset of my career.i will continue i will continue to draw on the inspiration and guidance from my parents and the...
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>> i think we can change things immediately just because we're america. that's not necessarily the case. >> president pulled troops out of iraq and trying to get them out of afghanistan. does he or this country have an appetite to get involved? that's the red line that the president does not want to cross. ♪ purple haze ♪ >> the dilemma gross deeper in syria with secretary of state john kerry declaring this afternoon that chemical weapons were used, accusing the syrian government of a cover-up and vowing u.s. response. it's all part of a quickening pace from the administration. this weekend, president obama showed all the signs of trying to forge an international coalition. huddling with his national security team and making calls to key u.s. allies. earlier this afternoon, secretary of state john kerry spoke from the state department demanding consequences for assad's actions. >> the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children and innocent bystanders by chemical weapons is a moral obscenity. make no mistake. president oba
>> i think we can change things immediately just because we're america. that's not necessarily the case. >> president pulled troops out of iraq and trying to get them out of afghanistan. does he or this country have an appetite to get involved? that's the red line that the president does not want to cross. ♪ purple haze ♪ >> the dilemma gross deeper in syria with secretary of state john kerry declaring this afternoon that chemical weapons were used, accusing the syrian...
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america loves him now and america celebrates the march now. but in the run-up to the march, americans were very skittish. most knew the march was going to take place and thought it was a mistake. beyond the south, even kennedy asked them don't march, don't do this. he said we want legislation on capitol hill, not a big show on the streets. and it was a. phillip randolph who said the negroes are already in the streets. it's interesting if we look at a drew hanson work he did on this in his book. if we look at what happens after '63, between '63 and '68, the dream speech is barely mentioned. it's barely mentioned. it's only after king's assassination that america thinks how can we remember this man? >> well, it wasn't even mentioned in the "washington post" the day after the speech here in washington. there's also the rewrite of some in the tradition of the right wing. they say the civil rights revolution was in a crucial sense conservative. and then they criticized the decred decrepitude of the civil rights movement. how the civil rights moveme
america loves him now and america celebrates the march now. but in the run-up to the march, americans were very skittish. most knew the march was going to take place and thought it was a mistake. beyond the south, even kennedy asked them don't march, don't do this. he said we want legislation on capitol hill, not a big show on the streets. and it was a. phillip randolph who said the negroes are already in the streets. it's interesting if we look at a drew hanson work he did on this in his book....
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had someone ask me the other day, do i believe justice is fair in america? when i was in chicago i interviewed a man who was on death row for 25 years. he has the mental capacity of an eight-year-old. i sat and cried with him after he was out of jail. after that i said there's no way it's fair. this man should never have spent 25 years behind bars on death row. >> it gives me chills to your point. there's so many people out there who can relate. 40% of homicides in the u.s. are a mystery. i'm curious what you learned about the mind of a criminal. how often do you hear about a terrible story and people that knew the person would say, they were genuine. there's no way this person could have done something so horrible. is it one event in a person's life? is it a mix of it all? >> it's a mix of it all. we have one case we'reall. the premiere episode -- it's interesting, where the person who ultimately is convicted of this crime, the family is heartbroken. they cannot imagine it. they can't visualize this individual would do it. when we talk about women, for exam
had someone ask me the other day, do i believe justice is fair in america? when i was in chicago i interviewed a man who was on death row for 25 years. he has the mental capacity of an eight-year-old. i sat and cried with him after he was out of jail. after that i said there's no way it's fair. this man should never have spent 25 years behind bars on death row. >> it gives me chills to your point. there's so many people out there who can relate. 40% of homicides in the u.s. are a mystery....
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spoke to a racially divided america. people of all stripes packed the mall to hear the words inspired by dr. king. joseph lowry was a freedom fighter along with dr. king. >> committed to be a nation of liberty and justice for all. >> julian bond a civil rights veteran who led a sit in at a segregated lunch counter at greensboro, south carolina. >> we're still being challenged, from the stand your ground laws. >> the spirit of dr. king's words captured the hearts of people not just around america. but around the world. >> part celebration, part commemoration, part renewal. it was 50 years ago on this day that dr. king led the famous march on washington and delivered his i have a dream speech. today the crowd heard from the first african american president. >> to secure the gains this country has made requires constant vigilance. >> the president stood on the spot where king spoke invoke the civil rights leader as an inspiration. >> how he gave mighty voice to the quiet hopes of millions. how he offered a salvation path fo
spoke to a racially divided america. people of all stripes packed the mall to hear the words inspired by dr. king. joseph lowry was a freedom fighter along with dr. king. >> committed to be a nation of liberty and justice for all. >> julian bond a civil rights veteran who led a sit in at a segregated lunch counter at greensboro, south carolina. >> we're still being challenged, from the stand your ground laws. >> the spirit of dr. king's words captured the hearts of...
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it is up to america to decide whether we watch it happen or tip it over. i feel bad for the innocent people born into the hell where the bad devour the good. >> they are in fact using chemical weapons and women and children are being killed. don't we have responsibility to do something? >> russia is involved, that's why syria is different from libya. >> we are not getting into a proxy war with russia. if we go in and bomb and assad doesn't step down, we have no moral interest in the country. >>> next up. bob. as my 10th grade biology teacher would say, give the gums a rest. >>> alec baldwin out of his cage, went rabid on another paparazzi. !! he the aggressor yesterday? >> police say neither party are >> greg, you are one followed by the paparazzi all the time, you don't lose your temper. >> i don't. i welcome it. i think they're lovely people. i have to defend, to be fair and balanced, i have to defend alec. i was impressed by the moves. granted, the guy can't just thr against the car. >> he says it is self defense because the photographer rushed his wife
it is up to america to decide whether we watch it happen or tip it over. i feel bad for the innocent people born into the hell where the bad devour the good. >> they are in fact using chemical weapons and women and children are being killed. don't we have responsibility to do something? >> russia is involved, that's why syria is different from libya. >> we are not getting into a proxy war with russia. if we go in and bomb and assad doesn't step down, we have no moral interest...
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we wanted to change america, to make it something different, something better. there were so many of us to arrest. as they drove us off to jail, we filled every paddy wagon the police had. we started singing "we shall overcome." when my first arrest, the first amendment we were jubilant as we filled the jail cells, and we san we shall be free. >>> john lewis, folks, that man changed america. one person wrote on twitter he hopes they will be teaching about john lewis. for years. book one is now officially a best-seller, available in stores and online. it is a fantastic read. >>> that's it for "ed late." i now turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> john, thanks very much. weighs options for a military strike on sir gentleman. hackers take down "new york times" website. the correspondent is here with the paper's latest reporting on syria. >>> plus the emotional 50th anniversary of the march on washington, and the historic speech that galvanized the civil rights movement. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with an hist
we wanted to change america, to make it something different, something better. there were so many of us to arrest. as they drove us off to jail, we filled every paddy wagon the police had. we started singing "we shall overcome." when my first arrest, the first amendment we were jubilant as we filled the jail cells, and we san we shall be free. >>> john lewis, folks, that man changed america. one person wrote on twitter he hopes they will be teaching about john lewis. for...
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it is interesting to me how still to this day often white america and black america sees things through different lens? >> absolutely. because we have not come to the decision, which is so important. you can only come to this decision if you have courage. the decision is -- i am a human being. nothing human kg alien to me. until we come to that, whites will really think i'm better than. well, they are not so bad but that color doesn't come off. and that hair doesn't straighten out. so we are not equals. until blacks an whites see each other as brother and sister we will not have parity. it is very clear. >> you don't think that as occurred. you don't believe there is true equality yet. >> oh, i know there isn't and you know there isn't and everybody who hears you knows there isn't and yet this is what we have to have. the only thing is, mr. cooper, people have to develop courage. it is most important of all of the virtues. without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. you can be anything in front of the microphone and camera but to be that thing in your heart you hav
it is interesting to me how still to this day often white america and black america sees things through different lens? >> absolutely. because we have not come to the decision, which is so important. you can only come to this decision if you have courage. the decision is -- i am a human being. nothing human kg alien to me. until we come to that, whites will really think i'm better than. well, they are not so bad but that color doesn't come off. and that hair doesn't straighten out. so we...
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revival the civil rights commission and a ban of foreclosing on urban america. it's not so said there is much that needs to be changed by america. >> this movement is broader. it's african-americans, it's latinos, it's also whites who share progressive beliefs in the values of freedom and justice. it's asians and american indians and native americans. it's a broader movement, a stronger movement, and also a movement that i think we're really determined on a day like today to the man who now sits at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> the march on washington happened way back in 1963. i was just ten years. my parents were very keen in watching it, trying to understand what this meant. he was talking about jobs, talking about freedoms. so it was a great event. now 50 years later where are we? i think dr. king gave us the plan, and it's up to us to implement it. people always ask me where we are in the year 2013 looking back at dr. king's dream in is the 63. i have to say quite honestly in some sense it was the best of times and the worst of times. we did not make the pro
revival the civil rights commission and a ban of foreclosing on urban america. it's not so said there is much that needs to be changed by america. >> this movement is broader. it's african-americans, it's latinos, it's also whites who share progressive beliefs in the values of freedom and justice. it's asians and american indians and native americans. it's a broader movement, a stronger movement, and also a movement that i think we're really determined on a day like today to the man who...
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we must say, "wake up america! wake up!" for we cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient. >> but the real work was ahead, wasn't it? >> but i knew, as dr. king said in his speech, we had to go back to the south. we had to go. we had to leave the mountaintop. and being in washington, being on the steps of the lincoln memorial, was a great feeling. to be standing there in the shadow of abraham lincoln. but we have to go back into the heart of alabama, back to georgia, back to mississippi and back to other parts of america and to make real the hopes and dreams of a people. >> but when you did that in the preceding years, you got your head bashed in. >> well, that was part of the price we had to pay in order to make it real, make it plain, make it simple. daddy king, martin luther king jr.'s father, used to say to him over and over again, "make it plain, son. make it plain." by marching to the steps of the lincoln memorial, we were trying to make it plain. not just to politicians, but to the american people. i said to
we must say, "wake up america! wake up!" for we cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient. >> but the real work was ahead, wasn't it? >> but i knew, as dr. king said in his speech, we had to go back to the south. we had to go. we had to leave the mountaintop. and being in washington, being on the steps of the lincoln memorial, was a great feeling. to be standing there in the shadow of abraham lincoln. but we have to go back into the heart of alabama, back to...
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delivered a peach that helped to change race relations in america. king's leadership in the non-violent struggle for civil rights earned him the distinction of being called a drum major for peace and drum major for justice. but to his children, he was simply known as daddy. today's beyonding a dream interview with reverend king's youngest child, bernice. >> willard intercontinental hotel is where dr. martin luther king jr. put the finishing touches on his famous i have a dream speech. it is where i sat down with king's daughter,ber meese, to discuss her reflections of her father's legacy. >> one of the things that may father was really trying to say to us, not just 50 years ago, but 50 years agoer, 49, 48, 47, all the way, 45, when he was assassinated. he was really speaking to us about humanity and understanding our interconnectiveness and interrelated must. that's what he talked about sitting down at a table of brotherhood and, in other words, us understanding that we were one huge human family. that's why he talked about and not judging the color
delivered a peach that helped to change race relations in america. king's leadership in the non-violent struggle for civil rights earned him the distinction of being called a drum major for peace and drum major for justice. but to his children, he was simply known as daddy. today's beyonding a dream interview with reverend king's youngest child, bernice. >> willard intercontinental hotel is where dr. martin luther king jr. put the finishing touches on his famous i have a dream speech. it...
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>> reporter: and now in the shadow of america's complicated racial history, new dreams are giving way. >> i have a dream that one day 16-year-old kids don't have to worry about being killed when they're walking home from 7-eleven. >> i have a dream that the african-american story will become a story of the world. >> that dr. king's dream, his legacy will never be forgotten. >> reporter: now the actual anniversary is on wednesday. on that day, president obama will deliver a speech from the steps of the lincoln memorial, the same exact spot that dr. martin luther king delivered his "i have a dream" speech 50 years ago. lester? >> nbc's kristen welker in washington, thanks. >>> nbc wants to hear from you share your dream with your fellow americans. simply record a short video saying "i have a dream that," and fill in the blank. post it on twitter and facebook using #dreamday, and let your voice be heard. and this program note tomorrow, "meet the press" will rebroadcast an hour-long interview with dr. king recorded august 25th, 1963, three days before the "i have a dream" speech. a second
>> reporter: and now in the shadow of america's complicated racial history, new dreams are giving way. >> i have a dream that one day 16-year-old kids don't have to worry about being killed when they're walking home from 7-eleven. >> i have a dream that the african-american story will become a story of the world. >> that dr. king's dream, his legacy will never be forgotten. >> reporter: now the actual anniversary is on wednesday. on that day, president obama will...
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and because they kept marching, america changed. because they marched with civil rights law was passed. because they marched, a voting rights law was signed. because they marched doors of opportunity in education swung out so their daughters and sons could finally imagine a life for themselves beyond washing somebody else's laundry or shining somebody else's shoes. because they marched, city councils changed and state legislatures changed and congress changed and, yes, eventually the white house changed. (cheers and applause) because they marched, america became more free and more fair. not just for african-americans but for women and latinos, asians and native americans, for catholics, jews and muslims, for gays, for americans with disabilities. america changed for you and for me. and the entire world drew strength from that example. whether it be young people who watched from the other side of an iron curtain and would eventually tear down that wall. or the young people inside south africa who would eventually end the scourge of a
and because they kept marching, america changed. because they marched with civil rights law was passed. because they marched, a voting rights law was signed. because they marched doors of opportunity in education swung out so their daughters and sons could finally imagine a life for themselves beyond washing somebody else's laundry or shining somebody else's shoes. because they marched, city councils changed and state legislatures changed and congress changed and, yes, eventually the white...
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he has said he is not president of black america. i say fine but black americans are american citizens no matter what anybody says. we are american citizens advocating an end of policy and the end of racial equality in the end of mass incarceration. when we think of president barack obama we need to go back to what dr. king said in his last speech, the greatness of america lies in the right to protest for right. whoever is in the white house should be someone who is talking about an agenda that upsets african-americans even if that person is the first black president of the united states. [applause] >> good afternoon, great to be here and i too when to julian in the congratulations for organizing this event and allowing us an opportunity to talk about the state of black politics. you offered three images. one was of the u.s. supreme court's decision in the shelby county voting rights case, not to forget this past term also decided an affirmative-action case from the university of texas in which affirmative action survived by a hair.
he has said he is not president of black america. i say fine but black americans are american citizens no matter what anybody says. we are american citizens advocating an end of policy and the end of racial equality in the end of mass incarceration. when we think of president barack obama we need to go back to what dr. king said in his last speech, the greatness of america lies in the right to protest for right. whoever is in the white house should be someone who is talking about an agenda that...